Dato’ Mohammed Azlan Hashim is Chairman of IHH Healthcare Berhad, D&O Green Technologies Berhad, Marine & General Berhad, Labuan IBFC Inc. Sdn. Bhd. and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. He also serves as Chairman of the Government Retirement Fund Inc. Investment Panel.
He has extensive experience in the corporate sector, including financial services and investment. Positions he has held include Chief Executive of Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad, Group Managing Director of Amanah Capital Malaysia Berhad and Executive Chairman of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group.
Dato’ Azlan holds a Bachelor of Economics (Monash) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (Australia). He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia, Member of The Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Fellow Member of Malaysian Institute of Directors, Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Hon. Member of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Malaysia.
Prior to joining Citi Private Bank, he spent 13 years with Jardine Matheson Trust Corporation, of which the last 10 years were in Asia where he was Managing Director of its Asian Trust Business.
Mr Lea’s primary areas of expertise include international estate planning and structure and international comparative taxation. He advised the Government of Singapore with regard to the Trustees Act of Singapore, originated the proposals for changes to the Trust Law of Hong Kong, and advised the Malaysian Government on changes to the laws of Labuan, including Trust Law, Foundations Law and Limited Partnership Law. Mr Lea is also advising the Government of Samoa on their new Trust Law and Foundations Law and on changes to other relevant laws in consequence.
Mr Lea qualified as a solicitor in 1970 in London, before joining the Merchant Bank N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited, where he worked closely with the Chairman Lord Victor Rothschild KCMG GC at a time when he was Head of the UK Government Think Tank. He became a Director of Rothschild’s Trust Companies and of its Guernsey Bank. Having been a partner and then Chairman in one of the UK’s most successful provincial law firms, Mr Lea moved permanently to Asia and was admitted to practice as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1995. He has taught a course on international estate planning including the use of trusts and foundations, and has been Adjunct Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore for the last 10 years. Mr Lea was educated in England at Eton College, where he was President of the Eton Society.
Dato’ Mohammad Faiz serves on the boards of several professional bodies. In 2009, he was appointed by the Minister of Finance II as Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Dato’ Mohammad Faiz sits on the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) Shariah-compliant Transactions Consultative Committee. In addition to being appointed by the Minister of Higher Education to the Hala Tuju 3 Committee, he also chairs the Companies Commission of Malaysia’s Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) forum.
In addition, Datuk Dr Mohd Daud is also a member of the Shariah Board of Dow Jones Islamic Market Index (New York), The National Bank of Oman, Financial Guidance (USA), BNP Paribas (Bahrain), Morgan Stanley (Dubai), Bank of London and Middle East (London), Noor Islamic Bank (Dubai), Islamic Bank of Asia (Singapore) and other financial institutions both locally and abroad.
Currently, he is the Adjunct Professor (Islamic Finance) for the Asia Graduate School of Business of UNITAR International University and Adjunct Professor for the Islamic Business School of Universiti Utara Malaysia. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
As one of the most respected individuals in the Islamic finance industry, Datuk Dr Mohd Daud has published a number of articles in various academic journals and conferences both locally and abroad. In recognition of his many contributions in the Shariah field, in 2014 he was named recipient of the “Tokoh Perdana” award in conjunction with Malaysia’s Maulidur Rasul 1435 Hijrah/2014 (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) celebration. The award, presented to him by the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, is one of the highest awards recognising Malaysians for their outstanding contribution to society.
He worked for Johnson & Higgins from 1982 to 1993 before joining the Willis captive practice in Guernsey in 1994. He retired as chairman of Willis’ international captive practice in 2014. He had won the coveted Outstanding Contribution by an Individual award at the UK Captive Services Awards in 2015.
Malcolm is an advocate of higher standards of governance in the finance industry and applies this governance of risk to a broad range of financial service businesses. Exposure to all facets of financial services both in Guernsey and internationally. He is an approved person in many jurisdictions and has experience of many others. Experience includes Caribbean, Bermuda, USA, Europe, Africa, Gulf States, and Asia. He is a regular contributor to industry debate, both speaking at conferences and publishing editorial. He also sits on the judging panel of UK and European Captive Service awards and inductee to the Captive Review Hall of Fame 2016, which recognises the most influential individuals the captive industry has produced over the past 50 years.
Chairman, ZICO Law Network
Mr. Chew Seng Kok, the Managing Director, is primarily responsible for the business development, overall strategy and management of ZICO Holdings Inc.
ZICO is a listed company on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. The Group is an integrated provider of multidisciplinary professional services focused on ASEAN, provides advisory and transactional services, management and support services and licensing services.
Mr. Chew is also the Chairman of ZICO Law, a network of independent law firms in the ASEAN member countries. ZICO Law is a part of ZICO and the network has offices in 17 cities in all 10 countries throughout Southeast Asia. ZICO Law won the “Innovation in Corporate Strategy Award” in 2014 and in 2015 ZICO Law was recognized for its Innovative Transformation of Legal Services under the “Innovation in the Business Law” (Asia-Pacific headquartered law firms).
Mr. Chew has been recognised and acknowledged as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers in legal industries publications. He was shortlisted for the Most Innovative Lawyer award at the FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards 2014. In recognition of his significant contribution in building strong ties between New Zealand and Malaysia, and the ASEAN region, in August 2015, Mr. Chew was given an award by the New Zealand government during the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN.
Seng Kok is very active in supporting the public and private sectors on promoting trade and investments in the ASEAN region. He is also an active member of the ASEAN Business Club, an association of the chief executives of the region’s leading business enterprises. The ABC provides a forum for its members to network, collaborate and play an active role in the process of ASEAN economic integration.
In November 2014, Seng Kok left his managing role in Zaid Ibrahim & Co. and ZICOlaw to take up a full time role as the Managing Director of ZICO and as the Chairman of the ZICO Law Network.
Iain Johns is the Global Head of Private Clients of JTC. In this role he is responsible for the strategic development and performance of the company’s private client business line globally, as well as occupying a Director position on its Group Holdings Board.
Prior to joining JTC in 2012, Iain was Global Head of Private Clients for TMF Group (formerly Equity Trust) and a member of its Global Executive Committee. He was also Managing Director of the company’s Jersey office.
Named on Private Client Practitioner’s ’50 Most Influential’ list in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and included in the Citywealth Leaders List since 2011, Iain has extensive experience in dealing with the financial affairs of some of the world’s wealthiest families.
Iain holds an MBA from Deakin University, Australia, and a Bachelor of Business Degree in Accountancy. He also holds Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) status in Australia as well as being a Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
